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'''José Antonio Serrano Argüelles''' (May 17, 1955, [[Mexico City]]) is a [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[film director]], [[actor]], [[playwright]] and [[screenwriter]].
{{short description|Mexican film director, actor, playwright and screenwriter}}
{{about||the Spanish runner|Antonio Serrano (athlete)|the Peruvian footballer|Antonio Serrano (footballer)}}
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He graduated with a degree in [[Communication studies|Communications]] from the [[Universidad Iberoamericana]]. He also attended the ''[[Royal Weber Academy of Dramatic Art]]'' in [[England]] and the ''Odin Teatre'' of [[Denmark]]. He studied with the following directors: [[Poland|Polish]] [[Jerzy Grotowsky]], [[France|French]] [[Philippe Gaulier]] and [[Italy|Italian]] [[Carlos Bosso]]. Back in Mexico he worked in the [[telenovela]] (soap opera) industry for [[Televisa]] and [[TV Azteca]], directing actors such as [[Gael García Bernal]], [[Salma Hayek]], [[Chayanne]] and [[Angélica Aragón]].
'''José Antonio Serrano Argüelles''' (born 17 May 1955, in [[Mexico City]]) is a Mexican [[film director]], [[actor]], [[playwright]] and [[screenwriter]].
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He graduated with a degree in [[Communication studies|Communications]] from the [[Universidad Iberoamericana]]. He also attended the ''[[Royal Weber Academy of Dramatic Art]]'' in [[England]] and the ''Odin Teater'' of [[Denmark]]. He studied with the following directors: [[Poland|Polish]] [[Jerzy Grotowski]], [[France|French]] [[Philippe Gaulier]] and [[Italy|Italian]] [[Carlos Bosso]]. Back in Mexico he worked in the [[telenovela]] (soap opera) industry for [[Televisa]] and [[TV Azteca]], directing actors such as [[Gael García Bernal]], [[Salma Hayek]], [[Chayanne]] and [[Angélica Aragón]].


He directed ten plays as well including ''Sexo, pudor y lágrimas'', which he also wrote. He made this play into a movie in 1999 which became the highest grossing at the time (118 million [[Mexican peso]]s or 12 million [[US dollar]]s at the [http://www.comsoc.udg.mx/gaceta/paginas/372/372-1819.pdf exchange rate of 1999]). The movie was seen exhibited for six months by millions and earned several [[Premio Ariel|Ariel]]s awarded by the [[Mexican Academy of Film]]. His following films were ''[[Lucia, Lucia]]'' with ''[[All About My Mother]]'' [[Argentina|Argentine]] actress [[Cecilia Roth]] and the segment ''El Torzón'' of the series of short-films about violence in Mexico City titled ''[[Cero y van cuatro]]''. Serrano was nominated for the [[Ariel Award in 2004]] for his adaptation of the script of ''Lucía, Lucía''.
He directed ten plays as well including ''Sexo, pudor y lágrimas'', which he also wrote. He made this play into a [[Sexo, pudor y lágrimas|film]] in 1999 which became the highest grossing at the time ({{currency|118 million|MXN}}, or 12 million [[US dollar]]s at the [https://web.archive.org/web/20050502021717/http://www.comsoc.udg.mx/gaceta/paginas/372/372-1819.pdf exchange rate of 1999]). The movie was seen exhibited for six months by millions and earned several [[Premio Ariel|Ariel]]s awarded by the [[Mexican Academy of Film]]. His following films were ''[[Lucia, Lucia]]'' with ''[[All About My Mother]]'' [[Argentina|Argentine]] actress [[Cecilia Roth]] and the segment ''El Torzón'' of the series of short-films about violence in Mexico City titled ''[[Cero y van cuatro]]''. Serrano was nominated for the [[Ariel Award in 2004]] for his adaptation of the script of ''Lucía, Lucía''.


== Telenovelas (as a director)==
== Telenovelas (as a director)==
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*''[[La vida en el espejo]]'' (1999)
*''[[La vida en el espejo]]'' (1999)
*''[[Mirada de mujer]]'' (1997)
*''[[Mirada de mujer]]'' (1997)
*''[[Nada personal]]'' (1996)
*''[[Nada personal (1996 TV series)|Nada personal]]'' (1996)
*''[[Mágica juventud]]'' (1992)
*''[[Mágica juventud]]'' (1992)
*''[[Teresa (telenovela)|Teresa]]'' (1989)
*''[[Teresa (1989 telenovela)|Teresa]]'' (1989)


== Theater ==
== Theater ==
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== Films ==
== Films ==
=== As a director ===
=== As a director ===
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*''[[Cero y van cuatro]]'' (segment "El Torzón") (2004)
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*''La hija del canibal'' (''[[Lucía, Lucía]]'') (2003)
*''[[Sexo, pudor y lágrimas]]'' (''Sex, Shame & Tears'') (1999)
*''[[Sexo, pudor y lágrimas]]'' (''Sex, Shame & Tears'') (1999)
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*''La hija del canibal'' (''[[Lucía, Lucía]]'') (2003)
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*''[[Cero y van cuatro]]'' (segment "El Torzón") (2004)
*''[[Hidalgo: La historia jamás contada]]'' (2010)
*''Morelos'' (2012)
*''[[Macho (film)|Macho]]'' (2016)


=== As a screenwriter ===
=== As a screenwriter ===
*''La hija del canibal'' (''Lucía, Lucía'') (2003, adaptation)
*''La hija del canibal'' (''Lucía, Lucía'') (2003, adaptation)
*''Sexo, pudor y lágrimas'' (''Sex, Shame & Tears'') (1999, origina; script)
*''Sexo, pudor y lágrimas'' (''Sex, Shame & Tears'') (1999, original; script)


=== As an actor ===
=== As an actor ===
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*''[[Un hilito de sangre]]'' (1995)
*''[[Un hilito de sangre]]'' (1995)
*''[[La dedicatoria]]'' (1992)
*''[[La dedicatoria]]'' (1992)
*''[[The Comfort of Strangers]]'' (1990)
*''[[The Comfort of Strangers (film)|The Comfort of Strangers]]'' (1990)
*''[[La última luna]]'' (1990)
*''La última luna'' (1990)
*''[[Romero (film)|Romero]]'' (1989)
*''[[Romero (film)|Romero]]'' (1989)
*''[[Tranquille donne di compagna]]'' (1980)
*''[[Tranquille donne di compagna]]'' (1980)


== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{es icon}} [http://cinemexicano.mty.itesm.mx/directores/antonio_serrano.html Profile] on the [[Cinema of Mexico|Mexican cinema]] site of the [[ITESM]].
*{{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20060115170314/http://cinemexicano.mty.itesm.mx/directores/antonio_serrano.html Profile] on the [[Cinema of Mexico|Mexican cinema]] site of the [[ITESM]].
*{{es icon}} [http://www.moreliafilmfest.com/fichas/largos/ceroyvancuatro.html ''Cero y van cuatro'' review] at the [[Morelia Film Festival]].
*{{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20050909062925/http://www.moreliafilmfest.com/fichas/largos/ceroyvancuatro.html ''Cero y van cuatro'' review] at the [[Morelia Film Festival]].
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*{{IMDb name|id=0785498|name=Antonio Serrano}}

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For the Spanish runner, see Antonio Serrano (athlete). For the Peruvian footballer, see Antonio Serrano (footballer).

José Antonio Serrano Argüelles (born 17 May 1955, in Mexico City) is a Mexican film director, actor, playwright and screenwriter. He graduated with a degree in Communications from the Universidad Iberoamericana. He also attended the Royal Weber Academy of Dramatic Art in England and the Odin Teater of Denmark. He studied with the following directors: Polish Jerzy Grotowski, French Philippe Gaulier and Italian Carlos Bosso. Back in Mexico he worked in the telenovela (soap opera) industry for Televisa and TV Azteca, directing actors such as Gael García Bernal, Salma Hayek, Chayanne and Angélica Aragón.

He directed ten plays as well including Sexo, pudor y lágrimas, which he also wrote. He made this play into a film in 1999 which became the highest grossing at the time (Mex$118,000,000, or 12 million US dollars at the exchange rate of 1999). The movie was seen exhibited for six months by millions and earned several Ariels awarded by the Mexican Academy of Film. His following films were Lucia, Lucia with All About My Mother Argentine actress Cecilia Roth and the segment El Torzón of the series of short-films about violence in Mexico City titled Cero y van cuatro. Serrano was nominated for the Ariel Award in 2004 for his adaptation of the script of Lucía, Lucía.

Telenovelas (as a director)

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Theater

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Films

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As a director

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As a screenwriter

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  • La hija del canibal (Lucía, Lucía) (2003, adaptation)
  • Sexo, pudor y lágrimas (Sex, Shame & Tears) (1999, original; script)

As an actor

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